Economy
Man set alight in scuffle over municipal tender
Small business owner Vuyani Zinto says a ward committee member poured petrol over him when he tried to stop a fencing and flooring project
Brief | 26 July 2019
How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs
Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses
News | 26 July 2019
People flock to live at Pietermaritzburg dump site
“This has become a home for many of us”
News | 25 July 2019
Debt collectors Flemix & Associates face disciplinary action at Legal Practice Council
Law Clinic lawyer says hearing against Flemix is a significant step in reforming the micro-lending industry
News | 22 July 2019
Newcastle residents say coal mine puts them in danger
Informal mining is causing houses to crack
News | 22 July 2019
Loyiso Basso left gang life to open a restaurant
Mgoli’s corner in Khayelitsha has been running for two years
Brief | 17 July 2019
No shelters for Johannesburg’s homeless
City says 10,000 people are living on its streets, but it only funds one shelter
By Chris Gilili
News | 8 July 2019
Life in Plastic City is hard, but being an immigrant makes it worse
Mozambican immigrants and Xitsonga-speakers say they are discriminated against
Photo Essay | 8 July 2019
Women and unemployed young men dodge trains to scavenge for coal
People hunt for coal that has fallen off trains along the Brakpan–Springs line
News | 3 July 2019